APPENDIX D.  SAMPLE RIVERPRO PRODUCT

The sample product is composed of sections: a header section, a summary section (by river groups),
a hydrometeorological basis section (edits required), a tabular section, a narrative paragraph for 
each forecast point, and a call-to-action section.  The narrative paragraph describes the 
forecast point in three ways: a descriptive roundup of the data for the location, a
statement of the impact of flooding at the location, and a reference to a historical 
crest at the station.

The flood impact statements and the historical crests are obtained directly from SHIMS-based
datasets.  Other fields obtained from SHIMS-based data are the flood stage, location name, UGC
information, and river name.  The flood categories (major, moderate, and minor) are also used.

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RIVER FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SILVER SPRING MD 
0820 AM EDT WED AUG 17 1994

THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ARE UNDER THIS FLOOD WARNING: THE UPPER TEST RIVER AND
LOWER TEST RIVER. FOR THE UPPER TEST RIVER, MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECASTED TO
OCCUR; RIVER LEVELS ARE RISING...FOR THE LOWER TEST RIVER, MODERATE FLOODING
IS FORECASTED TO OCCUR; RIVER LEVELS ARE RISING...

THE CURRENT WEATHER IS DOMINATED BY A [...], PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS
RANGING FROM [...].  THE EXTENDED OUTLOOK IS FOR [...].

            FLD  OBSERVED        FORECAST 6AM    CREST 
LOCATION    STG  STG  DAY TIME   THU    FRI     STG   TIME

UPPER TEST RIVER
  BLACK CITY 17  14.5 WED 07 AM  18.0   15.7     18.5  THU 06 AM
LOWER TEST RIVER
  DOVINGTON  17  17.5 WED 07 AM  14.5   12.5     20.0  WED 06 PM
  ONEODA     17  15.5 WED 07 AM  16.1   14.9     18.0  WED 12 PM

FOR BLACK CITY, THE CURRENT STAGE IS 14.5 FEET AT 07 AM WEDNESDAY.  MODERATE
FLOODING IS FORECASTED, WITH A CREST OF 18.5 FEET AT 06 AM THURSDAY, WHICH IS
1.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY
THURSDAY AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY.  AT 18.0 FEET, EXPECT
MODERATE FLOODING OF FARMLAND.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS STAGE OF
17.9 FEET ON MAR 5 1993.

FOR ONEODA, THE LATEST READING IS 15.5 FEET AT 07 AM WEDNESDAY.  MODERATE
FLOODING IS FORECASTED, WITH A CREST OF 18.0 FEET AT 12 PM WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS
1.0 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  AT 18.0 FEET, EXPECT SOME FLOODING OF RIVER PARK
AREAS.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS STAGE OF 18.2 FEET ON FEB 22 1990.

FOR DOVINGTON, THE CURRENT STAGE IS 17.5 FEET AT 07 AM WEDNESDAY.  MODERATE
FLOODING IS FORECASTED, WITH A CREST OF 20.0 FEET AT 06 PM WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS
3.0 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.  AT 17.0 FEET, EXPECT MODERATE FLOODING OF MAIN STREET.  THIS CREST
COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS STAGE OF 19.0 FEET ON DEC 28 1968.

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